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Cagliari

Appellation

Cagliari is an appellation in Italy across 182 communes. The rules allow white and red wine, based on Malvasia Di Sardegna, Monica, Moscato Bianco and Vermentino. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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Key facts

Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Quality Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
2011-12-21
Area
930,612 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
151.59 × 122.94 km
Centre
39.5466° N, 9.0433° E
Grapes
Aglianico, Albaranzeuli Bianco, Albaranzeuli Nero, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Ansonica, Arneis, Arvesiniadu, Barbera, Barbera Sarda, Biancolella, Bombino Nero, Bovale Grande, Bovale, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caddiu, Cagnulari, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Caricagiola, Carignano, Clairette, Cortese, Croatina, Dolcetto, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Gaglioppo, Garganega, Greco, Guarnaccia, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Di Sardegna, Malvasia Istriana, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Marzemino, Merlot, Monica, Montepulciano, Moscato Bianco, Nasco, Nebbiolo, Nieddera, Nieddu Mannu, Nuragus, Pascale, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Retagliado Bianco, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Semidano, Sylvaner Verde, Syrah, Teroldego, Tocai Friulano, Tocai Rosso, Torbato, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Verduzzo Friulano, Vermentino, Vernaccia Di Oristano, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano
Other grapes
Alvarega, Aniga Bragia, Argu Mannu, Bianca Addosa, Bianca Remungia, Codronisca, Cranaccia Arussa, Cuccuau, Doronadu, Fiudedda, Giro', Gregu Nieddu, Licronaxu, Mara Bianca, Medrulinu, Mueller Thurgau, Nera Del Ponte, Niedda Carta, Nigheddu Polchinu, Pansale, Procu Nieddu, Saluda E Passa, Selezione Vedele, Sinnidanu
Min planting density
3,500 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km east of Sanluri
Nearest city
36 km north of Cagliari 149,257 people
To the sea
31 km
Same latitude
Thrace-Marmara (Türkiye), Syunik (Armenia), Catoctin (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
-4–1,192 m
Mean elevation
219 m

Measured over the whole outline on 168,946 elevation cells of about 236 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wines and grape rules

Cagliari Malvasia White
Malvasia Di Sardegna
min 3,500 vines/ha
Cagliari Malvasia Spumante White · Sparkling Wine
Malvasia Di Sardegna
min 3,500 vines/ha
Cagliari Malvasia Riserva White
Malvasia Di Sardegna
min 3,500 vines/ha
Cagliari Monica Red
Monica
min 3,500 vines/ha
Cagliari Monica Riserva Red
Monica
min 3,500 vines/ha
Cagliari Moscato White
Moscato Bianco
min 3,500 vines/ha
Cagliari Vermentino White
Vermentino
min 3,500 vines/ha
Cagliari Vermentino Superiore White
Vermentino
min 3,500 vines/ha
Cagliari Malvasia Spumante White · Quality Sparkling Wine
Malvasia Di Sardegna
min 3,500 vines/ha

Bedrock

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 182

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Wineries · 4

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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